Bumper-supporting means



Feb. 9, 192e. 1,572,596

W. E. DUNSTON VBUMPER SUPPORTING MEANS Filed May, 192s zZ/yf Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

1 UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

",WAYN'IEjE. DUNSTONQ OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR'TO THE (1.".` G. SEEING &

' 'BUMPER COMPANY, OF'DE'I'ROIT, MICHIGAN, -A COIEtIEOIt-A'lION` OF DELAWARE.

BUMfER-SUPPORTING MEANS.

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13e it-known that I,'\VAY E. DUNs'rON, a citizen of.V the United States, residing at Detroit,"'in the county oit' IVayne and State of, Michigan,v have invented a certain new anduseiul Improvement in Bumper-Suo porting Means, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the `accompanying drawings.

rlhis invention relates to means for supporting bumpers from the side members of automobiles, and has for its general object tol provide a supporting device .which 1s especially adapted for a certain type and construction of automobile and which will enable the supporti-ng arms to be conveniently and quickly applied to such vehicles and to form, when so applied, an efiicient means Vfor supporting and sustaining the attached bumpers. The bumper supporting arm and attaching means shown herein are particularly Well adapted for use with a side frame member wherein the4 fender is so connected to the siderame as to prevent direct connection between the supporting arms and such frame. In the drawings, Fig. 1 represents aj detail in perspective of the front of an automobile showing one of the supporting arms connected thereto; and Fig. 2a sectional plan view of one of the side members, the cooperating supporting arm, and the bumper.

Describing lthe various parts by reference characters, 41 indicates the radiator and 2 the front portion of one of the side members of an automobile wherein the lfender 3 is ,solconnected to the said memberfas to prevent direct connection of a bumpervsupporting arm therewith. In the type of vehicle indicated herein, 4 denotes one of the front fender brackets, which is secured tothe side frame by means of' one or more bolts, in the usual manner. f

lVith the construction `and arrangement of parts shown herein, I employ supporting arms, one of which is indicated at', each arm having its front or outer end provided with an e'ye 6 for the reception of a bolt 7, which bolt secures to the front end of such arm a clamp 8 applieiLto the rear member of the bumper, indicated generally at 9.

In order to accommodate the projection.

of the fender l3, the bumper supporting arm "is bentl` inwardly at. the rear of the front spring' eye 10, as indicated at 5a. The por` 192,3. serial No. 637,464.'

tion of the arm'at the rear oi' the bend 5a is secured to the adjacent side frame -by of a bolt 14C, which may be the original fender bracket bolt,- or which may be usedv in place of such `bolt if the original is too short, the bolt serving jointly to secure the said bracket and the rear or inner end'of the arm 5 to the frame member 2. 4

The construction and arrangement of the parts described herein results in an ,arm which may be conveniently and quickly applied to the front ends of side members arranged as described herein and which will,

when so applied, effectively support a bumper and transmit the impacts delivered to and by said bumper to the said side members in a manner to enable the' shockreceiving portions to withstand the incidents of use.

Having thus described my invention,

Vwhat I claim is:

1. The combination, with the side frame member and fender of an automobile, the

said fender' extending outwardly from the front of the side rame member, of a bumper supporting arm having its vfront or outer portion offset from its rear or inner portion, a bolt securing the front of the rear portion of the said arm to the4 side frame member, a spacer surrounding the bolt and interposed between the said arm and the frame member, and means projecting from the rear or inner end of the said arm and connected to the said 'fram member.

2. The combination, ywith the side frame member and fender of an automobile, the said fender extending v,outwardly from the front of the side frame member, of a bumper supporting .arm having its front or outer portion offset from its rear or inI'er portion, means securing the rear portion of the said arm to the side frame member," and means projecting from the rear or inner endl of the said arm and connected to the Said frame member.

. 3. The. combination, with the side frame membcr of an automobile, of a fender bracket, a`bumper Supporting arm secured intermediate of its ends to the said side Jframe member, a Vertical projection carried by the rear or inner end of the said arm, and dneans connecting the said projection and the said bracket to the said side frame member. Y

4. The combination, with the side frame member of an automobile; of a fender bracket, a bumper supporting.,1r arm secured t ie said side frame member intermediate of its` nds, a projection carried by the rear or in er end of the said arm, and a bolt extending througli the said projection, bracket and member and connecting the projection and bracket to said member.

nected to the rear end of said bumper su porting arm, and a bolt connecting the l st mentioned arm and the bracket to the side-y frzune member.

In 'testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature.

YAYNE E. DUNSTON. 

